Chapter 100

“Will you be going?” Jason asked.

Grace nodded. “But you…” She hesitated for a moment. “Do you want to go with me?”

He was quiet for a moment then said, “I have to work overtime the night before. The boss said that I will get triple the rate if I do. How about you give me the address? I will go find you the

next day.”

“All right,” Grace said.

However, she then bit her lips and said hesitantly, “But when you show up with me over there, some of my relatives might give you a hard time. When that happens, don’t mind them.””

Jay gave her a faint smile. “Don’t worry, I won’t pay any

attention to it.”

At this moment, she was the only person he cared about.

The closer it got to Thanksgiving, the fewer people would be seen on the road. Many people had already returned to their

hometowns.

Her mother’s hometown was a small town on the outskirts

of Emerald City. It was not far away, and it would only take

about an hour and a half to get there by bus. Therefore,

relatively speaking, she would have to compete for a bus

ticket home with many other people who were also looking to

get out of the city for the holiday.

While Grace was still booking the tickets, she asked Jason, “Jay,

do you have your ID card? I’ll book a ticket for you.”

fact, she had

booked a ticket,” Jason

that she had been hiding in the past few days and helped Jason

too short?” she studied the scarf and

said. Her scent

him feel as though he was being surrounded by her

it for the holidays. But it will take some more time before

her hands as she fiddled with

his.

he said, his thumbs tracing tiny circles on her

“It’s beautiful.”

staring at the scarf, he was

rushed to the forefront of her mind. Maybe they could

could

with a will of its own, her

gaze dropping to her

in a breath.

than anyone else in her

been.

him. More than she could even admit

herself.

angled his head

eyes fluttered

started ringing.

If it had even

countertop and grabbed her phone.

“Hello Lina.”

during the holidays, but when she heard that Grace was going

Lina asked. No small talk. No skirting around the subject.

Lina didn’t want her to go back home. Grace glanced at

Jay will go over

heartless those people were when her friend

They were all fine to ride

on hard times,

It was

bit of it.

was released from prison. I don’t know how she is now,” Grace said. “She’s the only one of them who’s been good to

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